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america is good. bill: so america comes together after 9/11, when it did. ok? rallies behind the president, and then action is taken to defeat al qaeda. >> wait. i don't mean it. it's not a political thing. it is not a political thing. you can -- the 9/12 project and i don't lead it. i started it. there is no leader. it is up to you. it's up to their own, you know, districts and it is what they want to make out of it their average every day schmo. so my belief is it should never endorse a candidate. i don't endorse candidates. bill: if there is no leader and there is no basic thrust to what you do, people just going to sit around and say here we are at the 9/12 project? >> it's amazing. they do an awful lot of things. bill: who is they? little chapters? >> chapters around the country, yes. they are doug hoffman credits them for giving him any kind of life. i mean, he was 2,000 votes away from being elected with both a republican and democrat. bill: this suspect in new york state. they do get involved
america is good. bill: so america comes together after 9/11, when it did. ok? rallies behind the president, and then action is taken to defeat al qaeda. >> wait. i don't mean it. it's not a political thing. it is not a political thing. you can -- the 9/12 project and i don't lead it. i started it. there is no leader. it is up to you. it's up to their own, you know, districts and it is what they want to make out of it their average every day schmo. so my belief is it should never endorse a...
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hello, america. happy black friday, the official start of the christmas shopping season, but how merry will this chris christmas be if we're facing a $12 trillion national debt this year -- $12 trillion? that's up from $6 trillion 7 and a half years a ago. we are literally spending ourselves into oblivion and there's no end in sight. i want to show you a video from cnbc. i was dumbfounded by this interview because the host didn't say, what? i have never heard anyone on television say these things before i saw this. >> oil looks higher. gold looks higher. currencies look weaker, all for the reasons that we talked about before. you've got huge wage disparities. i don't know how that inevitably resolves itself t may resolve itself in some type of global currency crisis, and then if the global currency crisis unfolds, then inevitably you get, i guess, an alignment under a global world government, a new global currency, and a new world order, so we may be moving towards that. >> this global currency, then
hello, america. happy black friday, the official start of the christmas shopping season, but how merry will this chris christmas be if we're facing a $12 trillion national debt this year -- $12 trillion? that's up from $6 trillion 7 and a half years a ago. we are literally spending ourselves into oblivion and there's no end in sight. i want to show you a video from cnbc. i was dumbfounded by this interview because the host didn't say, what? i have never heard anyone on television say these...
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this is america. this is what america is. the message these people brought here is phenomenal and i want ta be a part of it. i want to tell congress what they need to do, help bring this country back to the republic that our forefathers gave us and stop this nonsense they started. >> i'm an ordinary american that has decided enough is enough, and that we need to fight for>> our constitution.pr we are the ones that put our elected officials into office, and we are the ones that can take them out. ♪offi [cheers and applause] >> so is it a culmination or just the beginning, greta? that's what the majority of people there said. this is the beginning of something big. you know, i think it was a great honor to do this for fox and cover it. it seems to be a politicals movement, but a lot is being said about what drives it and who is turning out.but and i think you had a little bit of everybody.riv >> i'm curious about a few things. number one,ni in my prior life s a lawyer i used to represent protesters, which was always interesti
this is america. this is what america is. the message these people brought here is phenomenal and i want ta be a part of it. i want to tell congress what they need to do, help bring this country back to the republic that our forefathers gave us and stop this nonsense they started. >> i'm an ordinary american that has decided enough is enough, and that we need to fight for>> our constitution.pr we are the ones that put our elected officials into office, and we are the ones that can...
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glenn: america, let me tell you something. i know the people involved in this, and what is really sad, if i'm not mistaken, most of the foundation funds come from the military itself. the guys who are make squat, the guys like keith, that have just been in the military and went, you know what, i got to help out. it would be great to be able to fully fund this without any of the guys who actually did all the work having to put in their own money, but it's a great opportunity to help actually support. you know, everybody says oh, i support our troops. this is a way to actually support our troops. tell me about this thing that we're doing with the fox nation. >> yes, fox nation was generous enough to put 5% of each proceeds from whether it is a t-shirt hat or all the merchandise sold on fox nation and those proceeds will go directly to the special operations warrior foundation. glenn: so if you need some incentive other than doing just the right thing, go to foxnation.com and buy anything on the site and 5% goes. thank you for yo
glenn: america, let me tell you something. i know the people involved in this, and what is really sad, if i'm not mistaken, most of the foundation funds come from the military itself. the guys who are make squat, the guys like keith, that have just been in the military and went, you know what, i got to help out. it would be great to be able to fully fund this without any of the guys who actually did all the work having to put in their own money, but it's a great opportunity to help actually...
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this is not the case of ignoring america. america, i am not ignoring you. but i will say to the special lady who i cared about and state and talked to come any offense taken, i did not intended. let me apologize to you. come to the town hall meeting again so we can talk because i truly believe a robust public option is what she needs. greta: let me get in one final word. i have got to go. i will say one thing. i think every member of congress does hold those town hall meetings, they are least appreciated because you are not all doing that. i think that is much appreciated. one tip, maybe i say, she could have a beer summit with you. it could smooth over some of the others because that seems to work. thank you and good luck. >> can i have some great jews or soda? how about that? i have three children. greta: i think that will work. >> thank you. come on out, tracy. greta: and every day mother goes to a tea party. meet a woman who said she never felt the need to jump in and do anything, but now is different. she goes "on the record" next. rush limbaugh tells
this is not the case of ignoring america. america, i am not ignoring you. but i will say to the special lady who i cared about and state and talked to come any offense taken, i did not intended. let me apologize to you. come to the town hall meeting again so we can talk because i truly believe a robust public option is what she needs. greta: let me get in one final word. i have got to go. i will say one thing. i think every member of congress does hold those town hall meetings, they are least...
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the most highly recommended bed in america. julie: as we give thanks this holiday, we remember the men and women overseas who are serving our country who are spending their thanksgiving in a war zone. president obama is expected to announce his new strategy for the war in afghanistan on tuesday. it will reportedly include and a new exit strategy. greg palkot with more on how our deployed service members spent their holiday, greg? >> julie, we are hear with the troops at combat outpost keeping tabs on -- they were having some thanksgiving dinner. roast beef grilled on a spit wrapped in barb wire that was one of the delicacies. 24th airborne division. ate today at their thanksgiving lunch here in eastern afghanistan. we are based at this combat outpost. they are gearing up soldiers and police try fend off militants against ieds and deadly car bombs. today it was time out. also on that menu, stuffy, pumpkin pie, shipped in from the larger camp nearby. fort richardson base soldiers have three more months left on deployment. they ha
the most highly recommended bed in america. julie: as we give thanks this holiday, we remember the men and women overseas who are serving our country who are spending their thanksgiving in a war zone. president obama is expected to announce his new strategy for the war in afghanistan on tuesday. it will reportedly include and a new exit strategy. greg palkot with more on how our deployed service members spent their holiday, greg? >> julie, we are hear with the troops at combat outpost...
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america. . >> welcome to the special ed eggs of hannity. we will bring you an hour of one of our most popular segments beyond belief. we try to unravel centuries old and secrets around the world. first up, the holy lands. it's a really i think that dates back to the crucifixion of jesus. the only problem is more than one. >> it has been called the speer of destiny and is considered one of history's most powerful destiny. holy lands. in jesus, the final moments of suffering, the bible says a roman soldier making his rounds happened to come by jesus as he was hanging from the cross. >> there was a roman tradition of breaking the need of a criminal who was crucified. but when the soldiers looked up and saw jesus, they saw he was probably already dead so they didn't break his knees. but just to be sure they had the soldier there pierce the side of jesus. >> the only mention of the speer is in the gospel of john. it says, quote, one of the soldiers pierced his side with a lance and immediately there came out blood and water. >> when jesus's body
america. . >> welcome to the special ed eggs of hannity. we will bring you an hour of one of our most popular segments beyond belief. we try to unravel centuries old and secrets around the world. first up, the holy lands. it's a really i think that dates back to the crucifixion of jesus. the only problem is more than one. >> it has been called the speer of destiny and is considered one of history's most powerful destiny. holy lands. in jesus, the final moments of suffering, the...
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that is pretty good in america. if you are sick in another country, you want to come to america. the pay for peace is broken. tthere's a lot of cost shifting. that is what needs attention. jamie: i will have to leave it there. i appreciate the time to talk to you. i know when everyone is back in washington, that is something that will hopefully be worked out. thank you very much. kelly: it is time for christmas trees, nativity scenes, and menorahs. in some places, they are all banned. holly controversial anti religion message is partly behind it. jamie: to win over the river ran through the woods. it was a motorcycle driver leading cops on a 160 mile, two- hour chase. the high-speed chase began in truckee and ended in benicia. they say they spotted the man speeding, pursued him, took off, and the chase ended when the driver finally surrendered at a home. they always get their guy. that is the latest. kelly: we go coast to coast now because people from throughout the nation and finished up their turkey day and headed to the stores, cabbie not in line for black friday deals. analys
that is pretty good in america. if you are sick in another country, you want to come to america. the pay for peace is broken. tthere's a lot of cost shifting. that is what needs attention. jamie: i will have to leave it there. i appreciate the time to talk to you. i know when everyone is back in washington, that is something that will hopefully be worked out. thank you very much. kelly: it is time for christmas trees, nativity scenes, and menorahs. in some places, they are all banned. holly...
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. >> america is serious about reforming healthcare. ought american people are saying don't pass this healthcare bill. >> climate change legislation looks unlikely. >> we're not going to be passing anything in this country on cap and trade. >> and the government expanding into the private sector. >> the american people are tired of the borrowing, the spending, the bailouts, the takeovers. bret: a thanksgiving special with nina easton, charles krauthammer, mara lies son and steve hayes. "special report" starts right now. tonight we look at a number of issues americans are talking about around their dinner tables and family rooms -- healthcare, afghanistan, climate change, and of course, jobs. >> there may be some tax provisions that can encourage businesses to hire sooner rather than sitting on the sidelines. we're taking a look at those. i think it is important, though, who recognize that if we keep on adding to the debt, even in the midst of this recovery, that at some point, people could lose confidence in the u.s. economy in a way th
. >> america is serious about reforming healthcare. ought american people are saying don't pass this healthcare bill. >> climate change legislation looks unlikely. >> we're not going to be passing anything in this country on cap and trade. >> and the government expanding into the private sector. >> the american people are tired of the borrowing, the spending, the bailouts, the takeovers. bret: a thanksgiving special with nina easton, charles krauthammer, mara lies...
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meantime, from new york, good night, america. [captioning made possible by fox news channel] captioned by the national captioning institute ---www.ncicap.org--- brian: next on "special report, they are responsible for a black mark against the secret service, and we will give you word on the white house party crashers who actually met the president. and will the black friday put struggling retailers in the black? and we will get an update on tiger woods following an early morning car accident and hear how the pilots of northwest night 188 explained themselves after they missed minneapolis. all that plus the fox all-stars and the friday lightning round. "special report" starts right now. welcome to washington. brian wilson in for bret baier. we start with three mysteries tonight. the first mystery, how did two high-society wannabes who weren't on the guest list socially engineer their way into a state dinner at the white house? molly hennenberg tonight with the story of the ality show hopefuls who got past the secret service. two n
meantime, from new york, good night, america. [captioning made possible by fox news channel] captioned by the national captioning institute ---www.ncicap.org--- brian: next on "special report, they are responsible for a black mark against the secret service, and we will give you word on the white house party crashers who actually met the president. and will the black friday put struggling retailers in the black? and we will get an update on tiger woods following an early morning car...
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>> yes, america wants to see pj's. rick: president obama has a plan to rein in the deficit after billions in new spending. karl will tell us the reason for the turnaround. clayton: i might do that this saturday. christmas and nativity scenes popping up everywhere, but you will not see either one in one pennsylvania town. when they dumped christmas in order to save the atheists. ainsley: during the campaign, candidate obama of them to cut the deficit and eliminate waste by ending inefficient programs. >> we are going to go through the budget, page by page, line by line, eliminating those things we do not need to eliminate inefficiencies. rick: karl rove is back with us. clayton: we have this quinnipiac poll for you. 72% believe he will not keep his promises about the deficit. 19% believe he will. what do you think about these numbers? >> in march, most people thought he was handling the deficit, but that has switched around. it is because they are seeing this flood of spending, the schip expansion, and $80 billion car b
>> yes, america wants to see pj's. rick: president obama has a plan to rein in the deficit after billions in new spending. karl will tell us the reason for the turnaround. clayton: i might do that this saturday. christmas and nativity scenes popping up everywhere, but you will not see either one in one pennsylvania town. when they dumped christmas in order to save the atheists. ainsley: during the campaign, candidate obama of them to cut the deficit and eliminate waste by ending...
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and more and more americas cans are turning to her for answers to their prayers. the catholic church as denounced santa morata as satanism. the government of mexico has taken away it's official recognition of a church devote today worshiping her, but that hasn't stopped millions from doing that. by the hundreds they pray, offer gifts and perform rituals, asking the saint to fulfill their requests. >> the santa maratay is something i have believed in my whole life. i really don't believe in god. i have never seen god. i see santa morata all around me every day. >> this neighborhood is one much the most dangerous ones in the country. it's crowded office plays has stolen merchandise, weapons and drugs. when police try to crack down on the lawlessness, violent clashes erupt. it's also ground zero for these follow owers who make pilgrimages to her shrine. they leave candles at her feet. legend has it she's a hard drinker and a for smoker. and along smuggling routes into the united states we met willy. >> she's like my guardian angel. it's somebody who is going to prote
and more and more americas cans are turning to her for answers to their prayers. the catholic church as denounced santa morata as satanism. the government of mexico has taken away it's official recognition of a church devote today worshiping her, but that hasn't stopped millions from doing that. by the hundreds they pray, offer gifts and perform rituals, asking the saint to fulfill their requests. >> the santa maratay is something i have believed in my whole life. i really don't believe...
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you cannot sell latin america, can you? >> it is the same as charlie rangel talking about reinstituting draft. they're trying to prove a point, that they do not have the money for this right now. they are not actually trying to pass along. -- a law. gregg: they have the same message. this is a war that has been mismanaged, if not neglected, for eight years. but it is a fair point, isn't it? >> it sure is. the director of the office of budgetary management is being prominently displayed in these meetings. the point being that this war costs money, barack obama knows it, and he is trying to get out of the war without breaking the bank. gregg: he wants more nato support and will not get it. one of the reasons is the defense minister of great britain said, you waited too long. you have this plan or set of plans from general mcchrystal, and you sat on it for three months, losing public support in the meantime. is that an additional problem that the president has? >> absolutely right. the public support for this war is at its low
you cannot sell latin america, can you? >> it is the same as charlie rangel talking about reinstituting draft. they're trying to prove a point, that they do not have the money for this right now. they are not actually trying to pass along. -- a law. gregg: they have the same message. this is a war that has been mismanaged, if not neglected, for eight years. but it is a fair point, isn't it? >> it sure is. the director of the office of budgetary management is being prominently...
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sean: but after the war the lance fell into the hands of one of america's greatest warriors -- general george s. patton. upon taking control of the relic, general patton actually hand-delivered it back to vienna, where it resides to this day. >> insofar as hitler imagined himself establishing 1,000-year reich, and in a sense there was the empire of cahlemain and the holy roman empire and the german empire of the 19th century, it eeble possible that hitler thought of his reich, his empire, as the successor to each of these other one. in regards to the regalia, somehow his possession of it would legitimize his reich as a lawful successor to all of these other empires. sean: the lance in poland dates back to the 13th century. though historians and religious figures believe that the polish artifact is merely a replica of the vee anythat lance. there are many example that thankses -- explanations, and they have a group of people who believe their lance is truly anointed with the blood test of jesus. but perhaps the authenticity is not as important as the message it provides for chris yans.
sean: but after the war the lance fell into the hands of one of america's greatest warriors -- general george s. patton. upon taking control of the relic, general patton actually hand-delivered it back to vienna, where it resides to this day. >> insofar as hitler imagined himself establishing 1,000-year reich, and in a sense there was the empire of cahlemain and the holy roman empire and the german empire of the 19th century, it eeble possible that hitler thought of his reich, his empire,...
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gregg: as america's retailers banked on black friday, deep discounts creating a shopper's dream and the crowds are lining up. so with the consumers start spending again? shannon: if you are headed to the gym to work off your thanksgiving feast, we have a new report on exercise and hunger. gregg: this is a fox news alert. the faa is not releasing traffic tapes from the northwest air plan that overflew its destination last month -- airplane that overflew its destination last month. it was a flight that took off from san diego, california, headed for minneapolis. both pilots were suspended. they are appealing the decision and brian wilson is standing by with more emotion. >> we are going to have the audio of these conversations in a short while. we are in the process of finding those sections that are most important to our discretion. in the meantime, we have a transcript of what went on. it paints a picture of air traffic controllers scratching their heads. they lost contact as it was on its way to minneapolis. the question is, what was going on with flight 188? in the terminology of air
gregg: as america's retailers banked on black friday, deep discounts creating a shopper's dream and the crowds are lining up. so with the consumers start spending again? shannon: if you are headed to the gym to work off your thanksgiving feast, we have a new report on exercise and hunger. gregg: this is a fox news alert. the faa is not releasing traffic tapes from the northwest air plan that overflew its destination last month -- airplane that overflew its destination last month. it was a...
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we're talking about a massive tax on jobs all over the developed world, particularly america. it is a massive way of destroying jobs and promoting things like that in china and india, where they do not care about global warming or regulations. unfortunately, the scientists are anti-american, anti capitalist -- brian: can you imagine if these emails were opposing scientists who proved global warming? it would be an outrage. now we are trying to shove them in the corner. >> they're cutting of communications. there are now publishing e-mail. this is reprisal, and it is totally disingenuous. the great thing about journalism is that the media is saying that the should be kept secret because there are private. so a lot of public money is going. brian: thank you very much. we appreciate it. the white house party crashers to be in some serious trouble. and tiger woods is injured in a bizarre early morning crash at his own house. why is tiger woods leaving his home at 2:30 in the morning and backing in the fire hydrants? the latest is next. ⌟axozp7óú+l'?peeeeeeeee brian: a
we're talking about a massive tax on jobs all over the developed world, particularly america. it is a massive way of destroying jobs and promoting things like that in china and india, where they do not care about global warming or regulations. unfortunately, the scientists are anti-american, anti capitalist -- brian: can you imagine if these emails were opposing scientists who proved global warming? it would be an outrage. now we are trying to shove them in the corner. >> they're cutting...
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a great place to spend the holidays -- holiday preparations underway right now america's most famous home. we are awaiting the presentation of the white house christmas tree. the first lady is on hand for the annual tradition. more details coming tup. we're looking at live video right now as they are out there waiting. there is a band playing. it looks like the u.s. marines are waiting in the background to play. this is always a wonderful time. washington is a beautiful place in the christmas season. for true holiday shopping reform. reform! it's about taking away our choices. oh no. buy.com has millions of gift choices. toys, electronics, books, jewelry and more. oh sure. easy for you people to spend our money. well actually buy.com has discount prices, comparison shopping and free shipping offers. nice. your going to take jobs away from my people during the holidays? sorry santa, you never stopped by my house. you never leave out cookies and milk. [captioning made possible by fox news channel] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- kelly: this is the "liv
a great place to spend the holidays -- holiday preparations underway right now america's most famous home. we are awaiting the presentation of the white house christmas tree. the first lady is on hand for the annual tradition. more details coming tup. we're looking at live video right now as they are out there waiting. there is a band playing. it looks like the u.s. marines are waiting in the background to play. this is always a wonderful time. washington is a beautiful place in the christmas...
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not without routing against america. -- rooting against america. my family raised me -- [applause] my family raised me not to root against the president. my grandmother taught me to pray for president. i saw my grandmother in the greatest challenge of this prerogative praying for jimmy carter. if you can pray for jimmy carter -- [laughter] i won't finish the sentence. howard talk about ronald reagan and tip o'neill. i reminded of the great jimmy breslin story, a tough writer. after tip got out of office, working all the way back to truman, he asked tip, who was your favorite president to work with? he said, that is easy. it was ronnie reagan. he would call me up after we were kicking each other and punching each other all day, and he would call me down to the white house. and there, the two irish politicians would do what irish politicians do. drink whiskey, tells stories, and lie. [laughter] and you know, because of that, it never got personal. they were able to do what nobody thought they could do. they tackle social security. it was rough for bo
not without routing against america. -- rooting against america. my family raised me -- [applause] my family raised me not to root against the president. my grandmother taught me to pray for president. i saw my grandmother in the greatest challenge of this prerogative praying for jimmy carter. if you can pray for jimmy carter -- [laughter] i won't finish the sentence. howard talk about ronald reagan and tip o'neill. i reminded of the great jimmy breslin story, a tough writer. after tip got out...
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. >> home to america's highest court. the role is to interpret the constitution of the united states. outside, almost daily expressions of protest are made by those of listing the courts except their case or role in their favor. there are private rooms seen by those that are there. it is the justices appointed for life terms that have always defined this very human institution and the buildings in which they do their work. >> i think it is the previous building in washington. it is distinctive. is a different type of marble. it is lighter and brighter. immediately, i do appreciate it. it represents a different branch of government. it really is monumental. it represents the lincoln memorial in terms of the visual impact. if you view it as a temple of justice, i think that is entirely appropriate. >> 21st come up to the steps -- when you first come up to the steps, there are too candelabras. -- two candelabras holding the scales of justice. on the of the side are the three faces. is it symbolic indication. as he traveled t
. >> home to america's highest court. the role is to interpret the constitution of the united states. outside, almost daily expressions of protest are made by those of listing the courts except their case or role in their favor. there are private rooms seen by those that are there. it is the justices appointed for life terms that have always defined this very human institution and the buildings in which they do their work. >> i think it is the previous building in washington. it is...
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we have a large chunk of middle america -- they are not the same. the people who serve in the house and senate have ideology. we have resolution among these differences. but with 40 votes in the senate, 177 in the house, those people who have survived are not -- they are the people who feel most strongly about the size of government and we are not going to vote for these bills. olympia snowe is a good example. she has a great feeling about the center in maine. we have seen this since 1978. this number, this is 176. the republican vote came after 2018. he was with the leadership because he would not be there for 218. the public auction is the same thing that means that this is too much government health care. this is not acceptable for what we think should happen. mitt romney passed a mandate, and it said, you do not need this for public out -- for a public auction -- public option. >> is it possible for a president to have a robust approval rating? something close to 50? or is this something of the past? >> does this work? i have been told by the mi
we have a large chunk of middle america -- they are not the same. the people who serve in the house and senate have ideology. we have resolution among these differences. but with 40 votes in the senate, 177 in the house, those people who have survived are not -- they are the people who feel most strongly about the size of government and we are not going to vote for these bills. olympia snowe is a good example. she has a great feeling about the center in maine. we have seen this since 1978. this...
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america lost every single battle it was in, up until june, the battle of midway. every single battle was a disaster. by june when the new way is one at a naval air power, by june, tens of thousands of americans were dead, not just in pearl harbor but all across the pacific ocean. they were americans died on the beaches of tea at who landed with the kennedys and the breads into the famous raid. you had a disaster going on north africa. it was a total reversal of everything everyone thought would happen. it was terrible news. the battle for guadalcanal was 20 days old today in 1942. 20 days long. when they landed at guadalcanal they expected it to be at max a 30 day battle. it was still going on six months later. there was absolutely no one who forecast that america could be put in that kind of a situation, yet at the end of the day, the nation's mobilizes and we win the war. and make no doubt about it, it would not have happened had the united states not gotten into the war. europe would've been ruled by hitler and his talent and japan would have run asia. now, whe
america lost every single battle it was in, up until june, the battle of midway. every single battle was a disaster. by june when the new way is one at a naval air power, by june, tens of thousands of americans were dead, not just in pearl harbor but all across the pacific ocean. they were americans died on the beaches of tea at who landed with the kennedys and the breads into the famous raid. you had a disaster going on north africa. it was a total reversal of everything everyone thought would...
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and so this is the kind of america that we face. and so he offers some, we can change the world and they said do it, let's do it together. and by the way, 1 billion people thought jobs. it was in the tens of thousands of people that wanted to work for george w. bush. by the way, i do give bush credit. look at how much it, lest when english was only his second language. come on, laugh. >> this is going to be the best on the republican side and visits from rudy giuliani. i worked for rudy giuliani and this is one of the greatest honors of my life, to be a poster to work for him on his may or your rights. he ran an awful campaign. he ran the worst campaign in modern history. he's the only person ever to finish a campaign with more wise than delicates. can you edit that out of c-span? because that's the one that's actually going to get me killed. of all the jokes i do here, that's the one that next time you see me i'll be in a wheelchair with my legs broken. but what he did for new york is truly incredible. watch how high the lines go,
and so this is the kind of america that we face. and so he offers some, we can change the world and they said do it, let's do it together. and by the way, 1 billion people thought jobs. it was in the tens of thousands of people that wanted to work for george w. bush. by the way, i do give bush credit. look at how much it, lest when english was only his second language. come on, laugh. >> this is going to be the best on the republican side and visits from rudy giuliani. i worked for rudy...
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people who watch miss america grow up, another example. this is my favorite little underpining story of the book, during world war ii there was a black man at the university of mississippi who was part of the military unit being trained, he took classes as a regular citizen. he was fine. i am going to dump and they all connected. 1950, and 50 one. there is a controversy by suggesting the university should admit blacks to graduate programs. when he graduates, the following summer, 1951, he is invited by aaron henry, to speak to the national naacp meeting in atlanta. he goes and speaks and after each speaks a young man brings his parents up to meet him. krebs' thinks nothing about it. 11 years later newspapers in new york show a man named harry murphy showing his id card and saying what is all the to do during world war ii? crabs is working for newsweek in new york city. that is the man i met in 1951. they got together and had lunch. one chapter write-off about that at the university to get treated, how white paternalism may help african-ame
people who watch miss america grow up, another example. this is my favorite little underpining story of the book, during world war ii there was a black man at the university of mississippi who was part of the military unit being trained, he took classes as a regular citizen. he was fine. i am going to dump and they all connected. 1950, and 50 one. there is a controversy by suggesting the university should admit blacks to graduate programs. when he graduates, the following summer, 1951, he is...
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the market for meth in america is nearly as old as industrialization. poor and working-class americans had been consuming the drug since the 1930s whether it was marketed as men si green, meth green or o bead run for the simple reason that meth makes you feel good and permit you to work hard. thanks to the brothers and lori arnold, these same people no longer needed to rely on expensive prescriptions and were able to get a stronger form of meth at a much better price. this at a time when the drug's effects were arguably more useful than ever. so, too, did meth become more widely available at exactly the moment that rural economies collapsed and people left. under those circumstances, those who remained felt they needed the drug most. by 1987 if you wanted meth and you lived in southern iowa or in northern missouri, you went to the bar that lori arnold now owned, the wild side. there the increasingly beleaguered ottumwa police whose numbers were shrinking alongside county and city tax revenues had little chance of interrupting lori's profitable crank bus
the market for meth in america is nearly as old as industrialization. poor and working-class americans had been consuming the drug since the 1930s whether it was marketed as men si green, meth green or o bead run for the simple reason that meth makes you feel good and permit you to work hard. thanks to the brothers and lori arnold, these same people no longer needed to rely on expensive prescriptions and were able to get a stronger form of meth at a much better price. this at a time when the...
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everything we do is not in the microcosm of america anymore. whether we rise or fall does not just depend on us. host: the professor mentioned about the dubai information. does it affect many people? he kind of suggested it didn't but he said it should be factored in terms of what people think about the economy. caller: yes, dislike for our oil and natural resources, every little ticked i hear about it in china, what happens to us with our resources. i will hear about it affecting china. we did not used to think about that decades ago. host: your global perspective, have you changed your mind about the state of the economy? caller: i just feel a little bit like he did. going with the flow. but when we see where we can really put our muscle to making things better and making the resources last longer, we have to do with and try to bring the rest of the world in with to accomplish that. host: next up, steve on independent line. jacksonville, florida. caller: actually if i change my mind i am a bit more pessimistic than i was. 10.2 percent unemplo
everything we do is not in the microcosm of america anymore. whether we rise or fall does not just depend on us. host: the professor mentioned about the dubai information. does it affect many people? he kind of suggested it didn't but he said it should be factored in terms of what people think about the economy. caller: yes, dislike for our oil and natural resources, every little ticked i hear about it in china, what happens to us with our resources. i will hear about it affecting china. we did...
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the catholic church and those are the two great press for america's freedom. catholic sources without mentioning kennedy's name, baxter concluded it would seem wise and even necessary that all non-catholic would pose for further growth and spread of roman catholicism. until such time as the roman catholic church changes its doctrine of intolerance towards other religions. do note the irony here in the major religious freedom of this group which is undermining my religious freedom. no sense of irony that shed be a violation of anyone's freedom. all of this is remarkable in terms of your arguments. the iconic baxter was one of the leading ministers in the church of the christ at that time and hillsboro or synapse presages congregation. chad hotly of nbc news sent a crew to film baxter preachiness. nbc also filmed ramzi pollard who is president of the southern baptist convention in his church over memphis. but after the sermon, congressman joe evidence from the fourth congressional district of eastern tennessee who was in attendance at sunday apparently heading t
the catholic church and those are the two great press for america's freedom. catholic sources without mentioning kennedy's name, baxter concluded it would seem wise and even necessary that all non-catholic would pose for further growth and spread of roman catholicism. until such time as the roman catholic church changes its doctrine of intolerance towards other religions. do note the irony here in the major religious freedom of this group which is undermining my religious freedom. no sense of...
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there are thousands of towns dotted along this continuum throughout america. this isn't just a frontier issue. this isn't just a boom and bust cycle that have been so rapidly that a towel springs from the earth and then disappears five years later. this is taken decades to happen. and if we don't start thinking about it now, in ten or 15 years, there will be many more towns towards the shattered end of things. i guess we have been completely read the book yet but we have skimmed through ed and i agree with a lot of what you are saying. i love small takei wove but because of opportunities as far as college, i have had to leave. however we were talking some in just for one during the kind of the implications of the labels that you have given like the chief verse and a stayers because of the point is to keep people in small town of iowa and to do that, as far as people saying like i want to be an achiever is and that pulling people out more than the stayer? >> you know, you are right. from the point of view of writing this stuff is an incredibly different line th
there are thousands of towns dotted along this continuum throughout america. this isn't just a frontier issue. this isn't just a boom and bust cycle that have been so rapidly that a towel springs from the earth and then disappears five years later. this is taken decades to happen. and if we don't start thinking about it now, in ten or 15 years, there will be many more towns towards the shattered end of things. i guess we have been completely read the book yet but we have skimmed through ed and...
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wilkinson is called america's greatest traitor by historians. he was the fifth generation marylander who served as a commanding general of the united states army for many years and was the first governor of louisiana territory in 1805. he became a secret agent of the spanish government in 1787 and it was called agent number 13. he was a double agent for over 30 years. general wilkinson died in mexico city in 1825, working for the mexican government. in the one short year that wilkinson was governor of louisiana territory in 1805, he created a lot of chaos over corrupt land deals. he was a co-conspirator with ehrenberg in the 1806 to invade mexico. but he betrayed her and saved himself. he was indicted for treason and wilkinson narrowly escaped indictment. meriwether lewis was present for his trial for treason after he returned from the expedition. lewis served as jefferson's eyes and ears of the trial and reported back to him. when lewis accepted the position of governor of louisiana territory, his first responsibility was to root out suspect de
wilkinson is called america's greatest traitor by historians. he was the fifth generation marylander who served as a commanding general of the united states army for many years and was the first governor of louisiana territory in 1805. he became a secret agent of the spanish government in 1787 and it was called agent number 13. he was a double agent for over 30 years. general wilkinson died in mexico city in 1825, working for the mexican government. in the one short year that wilkinson was...
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turn that increases in america because we have a growing nation. there are no big historical jumps of the kind that we have experienced in previous transformations. turnout was on par with where we expect to turn out to be. what we are left with is a sort of picture of stability in turn out. it is interesting because there was so much discussion about an unusual surge in turn out for everybody and expected it and we did not get it. generally, when turnout stays within the equilibrium of the party system, when you do not get these unusual surges, the small variation that does occur in turn out, and this is a plot that shows the relationship between turnout of the democratic vote over the last half century, contrary to the common wisdom, the turnout bodes ill for the republicans and good for the democrats. there is essentially no relationship between a good turnout and the democratic vote. it does not happen at any level that i have looked up. not to say that that is not a significant thing and you cannot make it make a difference but in the aggregat
turn that increases in america because we have a growing nation. there are no big historical jumps of the kind that we have experienced in previous transformations. turnout was on par with where we expect to turn out to be. what we are left with is a sort of picture of stability in turn out. it is interesting because there was so much discussion about an unusual surge in turn out for everybody and expected it and we did not get it. generally, when turnout stays within the equilibrium of the...
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bank of america was no longer lending, even day-to-day debt to mcdonald's franchise fees. that is what we were talking about in this sort of economic apocalypse almost, and so we were trying to read the bricker behind that so you could actually see it was the goal of the book, and i hope -- i hope i've done some of that. the question i get asked and i will open a to questions in a second, is whether any lessons have been where and a year later and i've spent an inordinate amount of time with these people, and i will tell you almost sadly i am not sure that there has been many lessons learned at all. i said this on a couple of other broadcasts before, but many of the people still in charge now think of themselves and even call themselves survivors. that's the phrase they use. and they use it in the same way people described cancer survivors. and i think that's actually a very misguided way to think about what happened because i think there is a lack of appreciation in many ways they were rescued by everyone in this room as taxpayers. and i think all of this, the crisis, the
bank of america was no longer lending, even day-to-day debt to mcdonald's franchise fees. that is what we were talking about in this sort of economic apocalypse almost, and so we were trying to read the bricker behind that so you could actually see it was the goal of the book, and i hope -- i hope i've done some of that. the question i get asked and i will open a to questions in a second, is whether any lessons have been where and a year later and i've spent an inordinate amount of time with...
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this is how five cities, athens, rome, gay jerusalem, london and philadelphia, shaped america. days gone by, william f. buckley jr. is a beautifully written autobiography by the founder of the american conservative movement. ethnic america pleaded no by thomas stole, our foremost black intellectual examines some of the ethnic groups, jewish, of rich, german, african-american, why some have a greater impact than others. let me be clear about one thing. a book is a book is a book. it is not a snippet or a scrap or a fragment. a book contains thousands of words, hundreds of pages, which permit the author to develop their early his ideas and his arguments or his characters in a novel. a book doesn't have to be printed on paper. the success of audio books proves that. i would like to say a few complimentary words about the kindle, amazon's electronic reader. the kendall is about the size of a book. it weighs less than a pound and can hold more than 200 books and offers access to several hundred thousand titles at about $10 a pop. but i must confess, i prefer the printed and bound bo
this is how five cities, athens, rome, gay jerusalem, london and philadelphia, shaped america. days gone by, william f. buckley jr. is a beautifully written autobiography by the founder of the american conservative movement. ethnic america pleaded no by thomas stole, our foremost black intellectual examines some of the ethnic groups, jewish, of rich, german, african-american, why some have a greater impact than others. let me be clear about one thing. a book is a book is a book. it is not a...
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john kennedy and richard nixon or two of the most brilliant minds america produced for the richard nixon was on the national ticket five times and won four out five times in the last i checked the batting averages one of the best batting average of anyone who has run for the american president and of course john kennedy becoming the first and only roman catholic president is an interesting story in and of itself. secondly it was an extraordinarily close election. kennedy won the election by a tick or two over 100,000 votes out of the tens of millions cast so it was extraordinarily close. it was also i argue the first modern campaign when you think about pollsters, you think about use of media, you think of mass buying of advertising and when you think about religion as a political force you have those together in many things which we take for granted in our presidential races today in many ways began in that election so i think it is the beginning of modern political presidential campaigns. but it was also what i call the larva stage of the religious right in the united states. if you lo
john kennedy and richard nixon or two of the most brilliant minds america produced for the richard nixon was on the national ticket five times and won four out five times in the last i checked the batting averages one of the best batting average of anyone who has run for the american president and of course john kennedy becoming the first and only roman catholic president is an interesting story in and of itself. secondly it was an extraordinarily close election. kennedy won the election by a...
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america lost every single battle it was then up until june, the battle of midway. every single battle was a disaster. by june when the midway is one as a naval battle in the naval air battle, by june tens of thousands of americans were dead. not just at pearl harbor but all across the pacific ocean. you have americans who were dying on the beaches of tni hugh lended with the canadians in the brits in the famous rate. you had a disaster going on and it was a total reversal of everything everybody thought was going to happen. it was terrible news. the battle for guadalcanal was 20 days old today in 1942. 20 days along. when they landed at guadalcanal they expected it to be at max eighth 30 day battle and it was still going on six months later. there was absolutely no one who forecast that america could be put in that kind of this situation and yet at the end of the day 16.5 million men and women served in the armed forces, the nation mobilizes and we win the war. no doubt about it, it would not have happened had the united states not got into the war. europe would ha
america lost every single battle it was then up until june, the battle of midway. every single battle was a disaster. by june when the midway is one as a naval battle in the naval air battle, by june tens of thousands of americans were dead. not just at pearl harbor but all across the pacific ocean. you have americans who were dying on the beaches of tni hugh lended with the canadians in the brits in the famous rate. you had a disaster going on and it was a total reversal of everything...
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i would like to use a simple image that came from one of the french scientists who worked in america. he said from a laboratory bench in 1938, the discovery of fishing, to the end of the war in 1945, -- the discovery of fission, to the end of the war in 1945, that was a huge project, a process they had to go through. >> on the point that you both made of it becoming a military project and then wrapping up in terms of billions of dollars, billions of dollars in manpower, resources, money. was there any doubt from the point that it was conceived that they were building a weapon and a weapon that would be used? >> i do not think so. i think it was clear from the beginning. again, i want to emphasize, how much particular the scientists felt it was a race against nazi germany. someone said the notion of a third reich defended and power by atomic power for 1000 years was terrifying to everyone. >> james b. conant said to harvard students, "the worst possibility we face is not war, it is the complete victory of totalitarianism." i think it sums up the feeling of the scientists at that point
i would like to use a simple image that came from one of the french scientists who worked in america. he said from a laboratory bench in 1938, the discovery of fishing, to the end of the war in 1945, -- the discovery of fission, to the end of the war in 1945, that was a huge project, a process they had to go through. >> on the point that you both made of it becoming a military project and then wrapping up in terms of billions of dollars, billions of dollars in manpower, resources, money....
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it was one of the worst destroyed areas in the whole of north america. and in this case, it was the people who decided they wouldn't tolerate this any longer. so the missions from the nickel factory had actually leached away almost everything. it was just visit there blackrock, but the people begin getting fertilizer and spreading under sprinkling it on the rocks that they get support from their local government, and now it is beautiful. >> we have a question in about three minutes. >> well you have to wait about five minutes. [laughter] [applause] >> i can't stop in three minutes. are we in a hurry? must be stopped exactly on time? thank you. thank you. thank you. so if you have to go, you have to go. but i'm not going to be back here for ages, and i really have stuff to share. [laughter] >> and i had played guitar for another 10 minutes. so if that's okay with all of you. [applause] >> so now if you go, you can not only see that it's got trees that could have wild animals come back. the falcon had been locally extinct for 50 years and that's another st
it was one of the worst destroyed areas in the whole of north america. and in this case, it was the people who decided they wouldn't tolerate this any longer. so the missions from the nickel factory had actually leached away almost everything. it was just visit there blackrock, but the people begin getting fertilizer and spreading under sprinkling it on the rocks that they get support from their local government, and now it is beautiful. >> we have a question in about three minutes....
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i have heroes today, people who i have met in my own country, colombia, in central america, and developing countries like bangladesh. teachers, mostly educators. people who wake up very early in the morning and travel long distances, just to bring education to underprivileged kids. they work in challenging conditions, in the middle of extreme poverty or conflict. however, they don't give up the fight. because they know that that's the only opportunity that kids deserve. and that they can hold on to, to be able to develop and have dignified futures, and be productive members of society. >> larry: teachers don't often get saluted as heroes. but without the good teacher, what are we. >> exactly. the foundation of society. and the future of the world, i think. bringing education to every child in the world i think should be our next goal. as citizens of the world, we have to make sure that all those 75 million kids out there who don't have any access to any kind of primary education, finally receive the opportunity. because education is the strategy to combat poverty and eradicate it from the
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with a few minutes more now to talk about in america, the other book, "witness" by whittaker chambers. out two or three minutes, can you tell us about that book and his relationship with alger has? >> guest: yes, i can. i thought it was important for the argument of my book to have a home-grown american communist. my three others of course europeans. whittaker chambers was an american journalist and a colombian dropout who early got involved in radical politics who joined the american commonest party, who soon thereafter went underground. that is, actually became an espionage agent for the russians. his job was as a courier, taking documents that were stolen by other spies in washington, having them photographs, the whole spy routine. and one of the people, one of the washington spies, according to his allegations, and as now is almost definitively demonstrated by historical documents from various kinds, one of his colleagues was a man named alger hiss. alger kiss was a high ranking civil servant. he was in the state department. he was a lot of experiments with gum. he was ahead of th
with a few minutes more now to talk about in america, the other book, "witness" by whittaker chambers. out two or three minutes, can you tell us about that book and his relationship with alger has? >> guest: yes, i can. i thought it was important for the argument of my book to have a home-grown american communist. my three others of course europeans. whittaker chambers was an american journalist and a colombian dropout who early got involved in radical politics who joined the...
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making sure that the people would realize that their interest lie first with america's forces and then with the government of iraq. they didn't have a way of influencing them. we had a very sophisticated in baghdad and around baghdad in order to be able to secure the population. we can talk in length about that. >>>> host: absolutely. we're going to delve into one neighborhood. first i want to talk about insurgence. as a military officer, you know no plan served first contact. the enemy always has a vote. on the sectarian violence, on the violence, who did we deem -- who was the most dangerous? what was the enemy? >> i think we in the united states from reading the press had an impression that a lot of the violence in iraq was random. there were so many neighbors at war that it was really difficult to understand why a car bomb was going off in a particular neighborhood. and it looked randomly violent to us. on the contrary, there were groups fighting one another for control of baghdad. the chief enemy group that was insighting the greatest degree of violence was the of course al qaeda
making sure that the people would realize that their interest lie first with america's forces and then with the government of iraq. they didn't have a way of influencing them. we had a very sophisticated in baghdad and around baghdad in order to be able to secure the population. we can talk in length about that. >>>> host: absolutely. we're going to delve into one neighborhood. first i want to talk about insurgence. as a military officer, you know no plan served first contact. the...
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was working in a volunteer position for a few years for the antiquarian booksellers association of america, and in this position when his colleagues would have a bookstore when they would notify sanders and he would alert the trade, first edition on the road, keep your eyes out for it because usually what happens is if people still book they go across town and sell it to another and say i just inherited this and i need some money. so the sooner that everybody finds out about the better they have a chance of catching a thief and he did this, he put some much time and effort into this and really became his focus and his business offers for its. in a dash to the more he saw these thefts happening, the guilt and he didn't know if it was one man or a gang of people or whatever -- the more obsessed to became. in a way that is what this story is about also, is about the passions that people have and how we justify our pursuit of them. gilkey and stealing, sanders playing detective, in the following this story. so he was great to work with all the time. he could be a little prickly, the man was ve
was working in a volunteer position for a few years for the antiquarian booksellers association of america, and in this position when his colleagues would have a bookstore when they would notify sanders and he would alert the trade, first edition on the road, keep your eyes out for it because usually what happens is if people still book they go across town and sell it to another and say i just inherited this and i need some money. so the sooner that everybody finds out about the better they...
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this week nicholas schmidle, fell at the new america foundation, talks about his book, "to live or to perish forever." it is an account of the two years he lived in pakistan beginning in 2006. he discusses his book with new york post columnist and fox news strategic analyst ralph peters. mr. peters is the author of many books, the latest of which is looking for trouble, adventures in a broken world. >> host: welcome. i am ralph peters, and it is my distinct privilege and a whole lot of fun to be able to speak today with one of the most talented young writers i've ever met, and a very brave young man, author nicholas schmidle, his book is "to live or to perish forever: two tumultuous years in pakistan." and they were indeed tumultuous years. welcome. great to see you. congratulations on such a terrific book as a fellow writer, i am jealous but i love you anyway. >> guest: thanks, ralph. >> host: this book has a great back story. at the ripe old age of 27, newly married, you persuade your wife that a great idea for a honeymoon would be to go to pakistan and live among the people for two
this week nicholas schmidle, fell at the new america foundation, talks about his book, "to live or to perish forever." it is an account of the two years he lived in pakistan beginning in 2006. he discusses his book with new york post columnist and fox news strategic analyst ralph peters. mr. peters is the author of many books, the latest of which is looking for trouble, adventures in a broken world. >> host: welcome. i am ralph peters, and it is my distinct privilege and a whole...
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if america sneezes, europe catches a cold. it is more like we have caught the flu. seriously, everyone is affected. we will go on being affected by this for a long time. in the future, we will have high taxes, not better health care or schooling or policing, not anything that will benefit us. we will pay for the mistakes of the past. we will basically be paying for the bonuses of the bankers who got us into this situation in the first place. this is why we need to vote for this debate. trust me, we need all the help we can get. this leads me to apprenticeships and training. please tell me how young people is supposed to find themselves living alone perhaps in london while taking part in one of these things. please in light me as to how they will find themselves with no income? how are they supposed to get by? it makes me -- these other questions that a lot of young people are asking themselves. we will create a. thisships, volunteer opportunities. we will create apprenticeships and volunteer opportunities but we only go if we need to go. we are asking for the govern
if america sneezes, europe catches a cold. it is more like we have caught the flu. seriously, everyone is affected. we will go on being affected by this for a long time. in the future, we will have high taxes, not better health care or schooling or policing, not anything that will benefit us. we will pay for the mistakes of the past. we will basically be paying for the bonuses of the bankers who got us into this situation in the first place. this is why we need to vote for this debate. trust...
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by the gay and lesbian transgender community to basically perpetrate that lifestyle on the youth of america? >> guest: well, a couple of things they're. it's not really a lifestyle to get who you are. nobody is trying to perpetrate it on anybody. they are just trying to allow it to be free and equal. and the story that matt gayness didn't matter, and aaron mckinney's confession he actually said it did matter. that's how they singled him out. they chosen specifically because they assume that he was gay. it's a stereotype of a gay man being weak or vulnerable or whatever. really those people just need to read the trial transcript and the confession. go see the levee project. go see the laramie project 10 years later where it is specifically addressed why they chose matt. yes, it was going to be a robbery of a gay man pic that's exactly how they addressed it. >> host: wilma, santa cruz, california, you are on with author judy shepard commack good morning, thank you. i am going to be playing you in the laramie project 10 years later here in santa cruz, california, on october 12. and although we
by the gay and lesbian transgender community to basically perpetrate that lifestyle on the youth of america? >> guest: well, a couple of things they're. it's not really a lifestyle to get who you are. nobody is trying to perpetrate it on anybody. they are just trying to allow it to be free and equal. and the story that matt gayness didn't matter, and aaron mckinney's confession he actually said it did matter. that's how they singled him out. they chosen specifically because they assume...
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i was hired to do a survey of handling and slaughter plants, and that's where the america scoring system was developed. >> guest: it's a sensory thing. think about how much a dog learns. a man took some -- when i first started working on cattle, i noticed sometimes the cattle would go through the vaccinating chute easily and then they want. and it was a shadow, a people standing up in the way and a vehicle going by, and if you remove these distractions, then the cattle would walk up the chute, and i found in the meat plants where they used the electric prodder in there too much, and i went in there and put a piece of cardboard up and they couldn't see the people, and i changed the light on a chute entrance, the cattlele would move. i find the place -- i fix their cattle handling with cardboard lights and controlling what the cattle see. >> host: who is oliver saks. >> guest: an author of a whole bunch of books, an though polling gist from mars -- anthropology from mars. he profiled me in 1994. i thought it was a wonderful profile and he is a very nice, kind man. >> host: what made you wr
i was hired to do a survey of handling and slaughter plants, and that's where the america scoring system was developed. >> guest: it's a sensory thing. think about how much a dog learns. a man took some -- when i first started working on cattle, i noticed sometimes the cattle would go through the vaccinating chute easily and then they want. and it was a shadow, a people standing up in the way and a vehicle going by, and if you remove these distractions, then the cattle would walk up the...
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in america, it makes no sense. it may make sense in liberal san francisco, but in my district, it doesn't. for the rest of the united states, it doesn't. let's save america from this fate. let's save the american system. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from rhode island. >> request permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized. mr. langevin: as this congress takes up the debate to fix our nation's health care crisis by passing universal health care, i'd like to take a minute to talk about a family from rhode island. barbara is the mother of two boys, one of whom has hemophilia. three months of his medicine costs $1 million, not to mention doctor offices -- doctor visits and hospitalizations. she also has multiple sclowscle roe sis. -- sclerosis. she has insurance, but is held hostage. there are families like barbara's struggling to afford to keep the coverage they have or to get it in the first place. it's ti
in america, it makes no sense. it may make sense in liberal san francisco, but in my district, it doesn't. for the rest of the united states, it doesn't. let's save america from this fate. let's save the american system. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from rhode island. >> request permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized. mr. langevin: as this congress takes up the debate to...
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government ought not take over america's health biz, and that's just the way it is. . the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> well, as president reagan used to say, there you go again. the crowd of the 1960's who said that would bring the -- bring socialized health care to the united states are now opposing health care for all. saying it will bring socialized medicine and all skinds of ills. we have 46 million americans who don't have health coverage that will grow to 50 million or more, so people who have
government ought not take over america's health biz, and that's just the way it is. . the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> well, as president reagan used to say, there you go again. the crowd of the 1960's who said that would bring the -- bring socialized health care to the united states are now opposing health care for all. saying it will bring...